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Baby names 2026

These are the names to consider in 2026. The counts are the latest full year of Social Security records (2025, published May 2026); the "projected" column extends each name's three-year trend one year forward. No one has 2026 birth data yet — anyone who says otherwise is relabelling 2025.

Girls, projected for 2026

Proj.NameProj. 20262025 rank · birthsMove
1Charlotte13,781#2 · 13,400▲1
2Amelia12,866#4 · 12,699▲2
3Sophia12,842#5 · 12,561▲2
4Olivia12,652#1 · 13,544▼3
5Emma12,336#3 · 12,754▼2
6Mia10,915#6 · 11,078
7Isabella10,564#7 · 10,666
8Ailany10,548#14 · 7,136▲6
9Eliana9,608#10 · 8,191▲1
10Evelyn9,124#8 · 9,123▼2
11Sofia8,546#9 · 8,252▼2
12Violet8,134#13 · 7,546▲1
13Eleanor8,091#12 · 7,649▼1
14Aurora7,557#15 · 7,065▲1
15Lily6,922#18 · 6,673▲3
16Elizabeth6,832#17 · 6,760▲1
17Lucy6,822#25 · 6,176▲8
18Ava6,730#11 · 7,732▼7
19Lainey6,636#30 · 5,738▲11
20Nora6,556#20 · 6,380
21Hazel6,380#21 · 6,318
22Isla6,325#28 · 6,012▲6
23Chloe6,306#23 · 6,203
24Penelope6,304#22 · 6,225▼2
25Harper6,288#16 · 6,792▼9
26Ellie6,278#24 · 6,176▼2
27Aria6,183#26 · 6,130▼1
28Camila6,096#19 · 6,591▼9
29Valentina5,986#35 · 5,354▲6
30Ella5,912#29 · 5,831▼1
31Zoe5,874#31 · 5,646
32Gianna5,378#33 · 5,634▲1
33Scarlett5,307#32 · 5,644▼1
34Grace5,236#38 · 5,127▲4
35Luna5,188#27 · 6,076▼8
36Layla5,156#36 · 5,338
37Ivy5,146#39 · 5,117▲2
38Elena5,116#42 · 4,836▲4
39Emily5,088#34 · 5,451▼5
40Avery4,961#37 · 5,267▼3
41Eloise4,914#49 · 4,251▲8
42Madison4,828#40 · 4,945▼2
43Willow4,762#44 · 4,763▲1
44Naomi4,715#47 · 4,644▲3
45Emilia4,672#45 · 4,677
46Abigail4,568#41 · 4,941▼5
47Josephine4,504#53 · 4,126▲6
48Sadie4,454#50 · 4,168▲2
49Nova4,344#46 · 4,657▼3
50Riley4,340#48 · 4,441▼2

Boys, projected for 2026

Proj.NameProj. 20262025 rank · birthsMove
1Noah20,979#2 · 20,358▲1
2Liam20,775#1 · 20,818▼1
3Oliver15,012#3 · 14,939
4Theodore14,486#4 · 13,355
5Henry12,532#5 · 12,020
6James12,048#6 · 11,945
7Mateo10,921#8 · 11,045▲1
8Elijah10,905#7 · 11,111▼1
9William10,481#9 · 10,545
10Lucas9,884#10 · 10,219
11Levi9,764#12 · 9,642▲1
12Elias9,752#13 · 8,837▲1
13Benjamin9,531#11 · 9,762▼2
14Luca9,234#14 · 8,759
15Hudson8,896#17 · 8,583▲2
16Jack8,764#15 · 8,748▼1
17Cooper8,486#27 · 7,472▲10
18Samuel8,482#18 · 8,334
19Sebastian8,462#16 · 8,605▼3
20Leo8,180#19 · 8,173▼1
21Santiago8,152#26 · 7,554▲5
22John8,138#23 · 8,027▲1
23Ezra7,945#20 · 8,126▼3
24Daniel7,926#22 · 8,085▼2
25Michael7,926#21 · 8,094▼4
26Ethan7,873#24 · 7,852▼2
27Julian7,856#25 · 7,603▼2
28Joseph7,315#29 · 7,303▲1
29Asher7,236#28 · 7,456▼1
30Bennett7,191#40 · 6,268▲10
31Thomas7,063#34 · 6,917▲3
32Matthew6,888#32 · 7,003
33Alexander6,886#30 · 7,230▼3
34Roman6,842#42 · 6,162▲8
35Luke6,796#33 · 6,948▼2
36Owen6,778#31 · 7,190▼5
37Wyatt6,584#38 · 6,480▲1
38Thiago6,495#50 · 5,835▲12
39David6,481#35 · 6,794▼4
40Gabriel6,460#37 · 6,569▼3
41Jackson6,206#36 · 6,582▼5
42Charles6,136#48 · 5,898▲6
43Carter6,097#45 · 6,024▲2
44Wesley6,090#52 · 5,578▲8
45Weston6,036#55 · 5,482▲10
46Miles5,814#44 · 6,072▼2
47Anthony5,812#46 · 5,967▼1
48Mason5,807#39 · 6,291▼9
49Dylan5,775#41 · 6,208▼8
50Jacob5,720#43 · 6,152▼7

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Source: US Social Security Administration, 2025 release. Projection method described in the methodology.